Rank

1859of 3,144

Bay, Florida

Score 6.11 / 10· population 190,769

Bay County's government is in Panama City, and Panama City Beach has 27 miles of beaches. Hurricane Michael came ashore near Tyndall Air Force Base on October 10, 2018 as a Category 5 storm, damaging more than 45,000 structures in the county and destroying more than 1,500. In 2024 the median age was 40, and the average commute took 24.5 minutes.

Sources
  • The county government is at 840 W 11th Street, Panama City baycountyfl.gov
  • Panama City Beach has 27 miles of beaches visitpanamacitybeach.com
  • Michael made landfall near Tyndall AFB on 10 October 2018 with estimated 140 kt winds, category 5 nhc.noaa.gov
  • More than 45,000 structures damaged and more than 1,500 destroyed in Bay County nhc.noaa.gov
  • Median age 40.0 (ACS 2024 1-year, table B01002) api.censusreporter.org
  • Mean travel time to work 24.5 minutes: 2,157,020 aggregate minutes / 88,128 workers who did not work from home (ACS 2024 1-year, tables B08013 and B08012) api.censusreporter.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy4.9
  3. Government employees6.3
  4. Single-parent households3.5

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